Each year, Jewish high school students are asked to write essays on a given topic. For 2018, the theme is Jewish Americans in music fields. Writers should choose a living or deceased person and write about his or her legacy in any musical specialty such as classical, pop, rock, folk, theater, opera, klezmer, religious, etc. The subject can be a composer, lyricist, conductor, singer, soloist, etc. Also indicate why his or her accomplishments are meaningful to you. Essays not exceeding 500 words should be emailed by May 29, 2018. The winner will receive a $500 cash prize, plus the inscribed silver Alexander Award medal. Details can be found at http://amuseum.org/jahf/news/index.html. This competition is co-sponsored by the Jewish-American Hall of Fame Division of the American Jewish Historical Society, Fresh Ink for Teens, and The Jewish Week Media Group; it is an official program in celebration of Jewish-American Heritage Month.

The Henry L. Feingold Graduate Student Essay Prize in American Jewish History is awarded biennially for an outstanding paper submitted by a graduate student. Submissions should include: an original, stand-alone research paper of no more than 30 double-spaced pages, including citations in any format; and a CV that notes place of graduate study and degree pursued. Published material is not eligible for consideration. Criteria for selection will include the significance of the topic, its use of original historical sources, and its contribution to the field of American Jewish history and studies. The winning paper will be selected by a faculty committee drawn from the Academic Council of the American Jewish Historical Society. The deadline for submission is July 31, 2018, and submissions should be sent electronically to feingoldprize@ajhs.org.

Ruth B. Fein Prize

The American Jewish Historical Society awards the Ruth B. Fein Prize, a travel stipend established in honor of a past president of the Society, to a graduate student to help undertake research at the American Jewish Historical Society. The award is up to $1,000. The deadline for submission is April 20, 2019. To apply, please send a 2-page description of your project, a letter of support from your graduate mentor and a budget for your travel expenses to feinprize@ajhs.org.

The Sid and Ruth Lapidus Fellowship

The Sid and Ruth Lapidus Fellowship supports one or more researcher(s) wishing to use the collections of the American Jewish Historical Society. Preference is given to researchers interested in 17th and 18th century American Jewish history. At the discretion of the awards committee, the fellowship funds may also be applied to subsidizing publication of a first book in the field of American Jewish history, again with preference given to works in early American Jewish history. The available amount for the award(s) is $6,000 annually. The deadline for submission is April 20, 2019. Please send proposals of up to 5 pages to: LapidusFellow@ajhs.org.

Pokross/Curhan Family Fund Prize

The American Jewish Historical Society awards the Pokross/Curhan Family Fund Prize, a grant established in honor of two past presidents, David R. Pokross (1976-1979) and Ronald C. Curhan (1990-1993), to an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing an academic degree at an accredited academic institution to help undertake research using the collections held at

American Jewish Historical Society

New England Archives

99-101 Newbury Street

Boston, MA 02116.

The award is $1,000. The deadline for submission is coming soon.

To apply, please send a 2-page description of your plan to produce an essay, thesis, dissertation, documentary, exhibition or other form of public program on an aspect of the American Jewish experience; and a letter of support from an undergraduate or graduate mentor to pokrosscurhanprize@ajhs.org. (AJHS in New York does not handle this)

Saul Viener Book Prize

The Saul Viener Prize ($1,000) is awarded biannually, with the current competition covering books published in 2017 and 2018. Only books that focus on the history of the Jews in America are considered. Works in literature, sociology, political science, and other fields do not qualify, nor do historical studies of Jews outside of the United States. In order to be considered, books have to be original work in English and not anthologies or other edited works. Books that were supported by or are projects of the AJHS are not eligible for consideration. Books that fit these criteria should be referred to the committee. Please send author, title, publisher and publication date to info@ajhs.org. The deadline for submissions is Feb 15, 2019.

Please submit 4 copies of books that fit these criteria to:

Saul Viener Book Prize

American Jewish Historical Society

The Center for Jewish History

18 W. 17th St.

New York, NY 10011

Wasserman Essay Prize

The Wasserman Essay Prize is awarded the best article published in a volume (4 issues) of the journal American Jewish History. The award is in the amount of $125.

Lee Max Friedman Award Medal

The Lee Max Friedman Award Medal was established in memory of a past Society president and is awarded by the American Jewish Historical Society to any individual, group or association deemed to have rendered distinguished service in the field of American Jewish history. Distinguished service includes special achievements in research, scientific or popular writing, teaching, encouragement and/or support of specific historical projects, or in the field of mass communication. The Friedman Medal is awarded biennially.